Urinal.



JVI. S. LAWRENCE.

URINAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26, 1911.

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MARINER S. LAWRENCE, OF WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

URINAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917.

. Application filed March 26, 1917. Serial No. 157,348.

object to provide an improved urinal whichwill receive the urine as itflows without danger'that the discharged urine will leak or run over theupper edge of the urinal even when theperson wearing the same is sittingdown.

' and leak over the upper edge of the exten- In order to give anunderstanding of my invention, I have illustrated in the drawings aselected embodiment thereof which will now be described, after which thenovel features will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 shows a device embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical central section through the device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 33, Fig. 2.

The device illustrated comprises a pouch member 1 which is adapted to bestrapped to the body of the wearer in such a position that the peniswill be inclosed in the pouch. Ihe pouch is made wider at its upper endand is providedwith the rearward extension 2 in which the testicles arereceived, and at its front end it is provided with the upwardly-directedapron 3 which overlies the abdomen of the wearer. The device is alsoprovided with the straps 4 by which it may be strapped in place.

Extendin across the pouch at approximately the base of the extension 2is a diaphragm or partition 5 which is provided with an opening'6 toreceive the penis and depending from the diaphragm is a circular apron7.

The device asthus far described is of known construction. In the use ofa urinal of this ty e it sometimes happens that the urine will flow backinto the extension 2 sion, especially when the person wearing the deviceis in a sitting posture. In order to overcome this difficulty and toprovide a urinal which will prevent any possible leakage of the urine atthe rear; I propose to make the urinal with an additional guarddiaphragm 8 which extends across the rear extension 2 above the bottomthereof and thus forms a pocket 9 which will catch and retain any liquidwhichtends to flow backwardly toward the rear of the device. *Theprovision of this guard diaphragm 8 prevents any possibility of liquidleaking over the rear edge of the urinal. I will also preferably extendthe guard diaphragm 8 clear to the front wall of the pouch in which casesaid diaphragm will be provided with an opening 10 for the reception ofthe penis.

By this construction addedprotection is afforded againstany leakage ofthe liquid.

One source of annoyance inthe use of a urinal of this type arises fromthe fact that the penis sometimes becomes withdrawn from the opening 6,in which case the liquid will be discharged above the diaphragm 5 ratherthan into the pouch below said diaphragm. In order to avoid such anoccurrence, I propose to make the opening 10 in the guard diaphragm 8 byforming therein a U-shaped slit and then turning up the flap 11 formedby the slit, the turning-up of the flap providing the necessary openingfor the penis. By making the slit so that the flap when turned up is onthe front side of the opening, said flap will assist in retaining thepenis in said opening. Urinals of this type are usually made of rubberand the natural tendency of the fiap 11- will be to swingdown downwardlyinto a plane parallel with the diaphragm, and the flap will thus pressagainst the penis and tend to hold it in position. Further, by thisconstruction the size of the opening 10 will automatically accommodateitself to the size of the penis so that there is less likelihood of anyleakage occurring.

12 is a receptacle which is adapted to be detachably secured to thelower edge of the pouch 1 and which may be strapped to the leg of theuser, all as usual in devices of this nature.

The diaphragm 8 also acts to support the testicles so as to prevent themfrom coming pouch adjacent the top and provided with a penis-receivingaperture, said pouch having a rearward extension above said partition,and a guard diaphragm extending across said rearward extension above thebottom thereof and forming therewith a pocket to retain any liquid whichmay be discharged over the top of said partition.

2. A urinal comprising a pouch having an open top shaped to fit thebodyof the wearer, a partition extending across said pouch adjacent the topand provided with a penis-receiving aperture, said pouch having arearward extension above said diaphragm, and a guard diaphragm extendingacross the pouch above said partition, said guard diaphragm beingprovided with a penis-receiving aperture.

3. A urinal comprisinga pouch having an phragm, and a guard diaphragmextending across the pouch above said partition, said guard diaphragmbeing provided with a U- shaped slit through which the penis may beinserted.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name tow this specification. I ai RINER S. LAENGE.

